What To Know
- Franz Ferdinand are coming in with the voltage they’re known for — sharp riffs, punchy hooks, and the kind of rhythm-section snap that turns a seated crowd into a moving one.
- Its Dada-inspired cutout video only cemented the band’s offbeat flair, and when the track landed in Guitar Hero, a whole new generation picked it up and ran with it.
- Add a Mercury Prize, massive festival runs, and a reputation for making rock that moves like dance music, and the picture gets clear fast.
Franz Ferdinand Are One Month Away from Lighting Up Dubai
Franz Ferdinand hits Coca-Cola Arena on 13 December for their first-ever UAE show, and the countdown already feels like its own event. Dubai’s been on a run of heavyweight concerts this year, but this one has a different kind of spark. A band built on sharp riffs, dance-floor adrenaline, and the kind of anthems that still hit twenty years later.
They didn’t come up the normal way. Franz Ferdinand started in Glasgow’s underground, throwing secret warehouse gigs before anyone outside the city knew their name. Then “Take Me Out” arrived and rewired the decade. The song’s sudden half-time drop confused radio executives, broke the rules, and still became a global hit that reshaped indie rock. Its Dada-inspired cutout video only cemented the band’s offbeat flair, and when the track landed in Guitar Hero, a whole new generation picked it up and ran with it. Add a Mercury Prize, massive festival runs, and a reputation for making rock that moves like dance music, and the picture gets clear fast: this band knows how to ignite a room.
Dubai Gets the Franz Ferdinand Voltage
For their Dubai debut, the band isn’t arriving quietly. Franz Ferdinand are coming in with the voltage they’re known for — sharp riffs, punchy hooks, and the kind of rhythm-section snap that turns a seated crowd into a moving one. Their set pulls from across their eras: the early warehouse grit, the festival-build anthems, and the dance-rock pulse that made them global. Dubai gets the full spectrum in one night.
Tickets for Franz Ferdinand at Coca-Cola Arena are live now, starting from AED 295.
One month to go. Secure your tickets.
Dubai’s about to get a night built for noise.
